HK Television Entertainment

Hong Kong Television Entertainment Company Limited
Trade name	ViuTV
Native name	香港ほんこん電でん視し娛樂ごらく有限ゆうげん公司こうし
Industry	Television broadcasting
Founded	18 January 2010; 14 years ago
Headquarters	Unit 899, 8th Floor, KITEC, 1 Trademart Drive, Kowloon Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
Area served	Hong Kong
Brands	ViuTV; ViuTVsix
Parent	PCCW
Website	www.viu.tv

HK Television Entertainment Company Limited (Chinese: 香港ほんこん電でん視し娛樂ごらく有限ゆうげん公司こうし, or ViuTV) is a television service operator in Hong Kong, owned by Hong Kong billionaire Richard Li's PCCW. It operates through its subsidiary PCCW Media, which also owns the IPTV platform Now TV and runs the OTT service Viu.

History

The company was launched in January 2010. HKTVE applied for an over-the-air license for PCCW Limited, which was formally approved by the Hong Kong government on 1 April 2015, coinciding with the announcement that ATV's over-the-air license would be revoked on 31 March 2016.^[1]

Upon approval, HKTVE planned to launch a Cantonese channel within 12 months and an English channel within 24 months. The Cantonese service and ATV's replacement, ViuTV, would operate on a 24-hour schedule,^[2] while the English channel, ViuTVsix, would operate on a 17-hour schedule. The license was issued for a 12-year term, subject to a mid-term review in 2021.^[1]^[3]

Artists

All of the artists below were managed by their subsidiary MakerVille [zh], which has also evolved into a TV and movie production company.

Groups

Except for PIX3L, which is under Universal Music, all of its groups are signed to Music Nation Records, a music company owned by Richard Li.

Individuals (Male)

Thor Lok
Johnny Hui
Brian Chan
Colin Chan
Dixon Wong
Janzen Tsang
Vincent Tang

Individuals (Female)

Hailey Chan
Shirley Sham
Bonde Shum
Katherine Chan
Sarika Choi
Mishy FIsh
Florica Lin
Alina Li
Kathy Wong
Wayii Cheng
Gloria Cheung
Pony Tsoi
Ranya Lee
Ah Gi
Melody
Yoyo Kot
Alice Hui
Sica Ho
Win Win Yeung
Ash Chung

References

^ ^a ^b "Hong Kong Government Strips ATV of Broadcast License". Variety. 2 April 2015. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
^ "ViuTV set to launch in April". The Standard. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
^ "RTHK invited to provide analog TV service". China Daily. Retrieved 18 March 2016.

[variety-licensepulled-1] "Hong Kong Government Strips ATV of Broadcast License". Variety. 2 April 2015. Retrieved 18 March 2016.

[thestandard-viutv-2] "ViuTV set to launch in April". The Standard. Retrieved 20 March 2016.

[cd-rhtkanalog-3] "RTHK invited to provide analog TV service". China Daily. Retrieved 18 March 2016.

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